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McClure Oil Company prepares to drill on Beaver Island, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island oil exploration · McClure Oil drilling

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TypeEvent
Dates1960-07-15 – 1960-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1960-07-15 – 1960-08
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Summary

McClure Oil Company conducted preliminary work on Beaver Island in July 1960, with heavy drilling equipment and a barge expected to arrive on the Mackinac Islander before drilling began around July 15.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify well locations, lease or permit records, equipment contractors, drilling results, or whether the planned date was met.

Open questions

  • Which state, county, lease, and company records document the wells and their results?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports three jeeps carrying McClure Oil Company personnel covering the island for preliminary work, with heavy drilling equipment and a barge expected on the Mackinac Islander and drilling expected to begin about July 15. It does not identify well sites, leases, permits, contractor, or results.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that Walter Wogan owned a new crawler tractor and was using it for McClure Oil Company. It does not provide equipment, ownership, lease, or drilling records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the equipment follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “McClure Oil Company prepares to drill on Beaver Island, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/mcclure-oil-company-preliminary-drilling-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1960, McClure Oil Company notice. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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